Israel and Hamas agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to a spokesman for the Palestinian group, easing fears that the two sides were hurtling towards their fourth all-out conflict in 10 years. "With Egyptian and United Nations efforts it has been agreed to return to the era of
Even Donald Trump’s intelligence chief doesn’t know what was said in the president’s one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Helsinki. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was also unaware that Putin was being invited to Washington. Coats made those surprise admissions Thursday in his first public comments since rebutting Trump’s questioning of the US intelligence assessment
Donald Trump has said that the United States’ commitment to Nato "remains very strong", after he claimed member countries agreed to his demands to increase funding for defence. Mr Trump refused to deny that he had threatened to pull the US out of the organisation, and said the atmosphere in the meeting was "a little tough for
Donald Trump was denounced as "shameful" and "disgraceful" by US intelligence officials and senior Republicans on Monday after he refused to challenge Russian leader Vladimir Putin over interference in American elections. The US president stunned US political allies and foes alike with his answer to a question about Russian hacking and interference in the 2016
Las Vegas police on Monday released dramatic body camera footage of an officer firing through his own windshield as he drove in a high speed shootout that left one homicide suspect dead. The video clip of the incident shows the officer at the wheel grab his gun and pepper his windshield with bullets in a bid to
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appeared to be holding on Saturday after a round of intense fighting which sparked fears of all-out war. One Israeli soldier and three Hamas fighters were killed on Friday before Egypt and the UN were able to broker a deal to bring a halt to the escalation.
Theresa May’s not-so-special relationship with Donald Trump plummeted to a new low following the president’s explosive comments criticising Britain’s Brexit strategy. The US President offered a humiliating assessment of Mrs May’s soft Brexit proposal, just hours before the two leaders are set to face the world’s media. Mr Trump undermined the Prime Minister’s Chequers plan
Soaring temperatures and widespread water shortages in flood-hit areas of Japan have prompted fears of disease outbreaks, as the death toll topped 200. More than 70,000 rescue workers are scouring through debris and mud in a bid to find people who are still missing following Japan’s worst weather disaster in 36 years. Rainy skies have
Italian authorities have started restricting motor traffic into the Dolomite mountains during summer to prevent the Unesco world heritage site being overrun by tourists. In previous summers as many as 5,000 cars a day trundled through the Sella Pass, at the border between Trento and the German-speaking province of Bolzano. Now only 350 vehicles with
US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everybody wants me to" and there are no Democratic candidates who could defeat him. Asked by British journalist Piers Morgan in an interview given on Friday whether he was going to run in 2020, Trump was quoted by the Mail on Sunday as saying: "Well I